In a cauldron is the naked body of Saint Vitus visible to the hip. He folded his hands in front of his body for prayer. Red flame tongues can be seen on the boiler wall. According to legend, the emperor Diocletian of Vitus demanded that his Christian faith be abandoned. When he refused, he was thrown into boiling oil. But angels saved him and brought him back to his homeland of Lucania. Like all martyrs, Saint Vitus has an exemplary function: as a steadfastness in faith that defies all challenges.
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